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Event:
POWER 72
Date: Mar 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Loveladdy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Swanson scores with a shot to the body.
Swanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loveladdy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Swanson avoids it.
Loveladdy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Loveladdy off balance momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swanson.
Loveladdy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Swanson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Swanson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Loveladdy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Loveladdy is trying to control Swanson's posture but Swanson avoids it.
Loveladdy pushes Swanson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Swanson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Loveladdy keeps Swanson under control for a moment.
Loveladdy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Swanson has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T1#
Swanson working away.
Loveladdy is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Swanson crashes against the mat.
Swanson throws an elbow but Loveladdy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Loveladdy is trying to buck Swanson off.
Loveladdy wants to control but Swanson postures up.
Loveladdy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Swanson working the head with strikes.
Loveladdy is not content to let Swanson control the position.
Loveladdy wants to control but Swanson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Loveladdy struggling a bit here.#T2#
Loveladdy is trying to get back to half guard.
Loveladdy stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Swanson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Loveladdy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Loveladdy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Swanson trying to control the pace.
Loveladdy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loveladdy moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Loveladdy keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson works over Loveladdy with some ground and pound from guard.
Loveladdy is trying to hold Swanson in close to prevent damage but Swanson has managed to pass into half guard.
#T3#
Swanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loveladdy wants to get back to full guard.
Loveladdy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swanson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Swanson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loveladdy wants to get back to full guard.
Swanson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Loveladdy is looking to improve his position.
Swanson wants to take a breather but Loveladdy is having none of it.
Loveladdy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
Loveladdy wants to get back to full guard.
Loveladdy wants to get back to his feet.
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Loveladdy defending well though. #T4#
Swanson is trying to control the action in half guard but Loveladdy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Loveladdy trying to control but Swanson postures up.
Loveladdy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
Loveladdy trying to hold on to Swanson's head to control him but Swanson postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Swanson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Swanson thows a huge punch but Loveladdy dodges it nicely.
Loveladdy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.
Swanson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swanson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Swanson cracks Loveladdy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Loveladdy tries to hold on but Swanson postures up.
Loveladdy is desperately trying to improve his position but Swanson has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Swanson thows a leg kick but Loveladdy checks it
and Loveladdy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swanson's knee momentarily.
A jab from Swanson misses.
Swanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Loveladdy defends well and Swanson ends up having to push Loveladdy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Loveladdy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Loveladdy shows good takedown defense.
Loveladdy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a big counter combination but Swanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Swanson throws a low kick but Loveladdy moves out of range easily.
Loveladdy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swanson.
Nice shot by Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Loveladdy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loveladdy was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Loveladdy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Swanson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loveladdy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Loveladdy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Eagle Loveladdy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Swanson.#T1#
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loveladdy as he avoids it easily.
As Swanson backs away, Loveladdy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Loveladdy counters with a head kick.
Loveladdy slaps away a takedown attempt from Swanson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loveladdy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loveladdy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Swanson throws a wild body kick that Loveladdy sees coming a mile off.
Loveladdy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD2#
Swanson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Loveladdy has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Swanson is on him like a limpet, forcing Loveladdy back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loveladdy's elbow. #T2#
Swanson can't find room to land a body shot as Loveladdy controls the action.
#BC#
Loveladdy breaks the clinch.
Swanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loveladdy tries to avoid it but Swanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loveladdy to the ground. Loveladdy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Loveladdy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#TD2#
Swanson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Swanson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Loveladdy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.
John Swanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loveladdy is controlling Swanson's trapped leg to prevent Swanson from advancing to side control.
Swanson winds up and cracks Loveladdy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Swanson drops an elbow to the side of Loveladdy's head.
Swanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Loveladdy is trying to get back to full guard.
Loveladdy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swanson.
Loveladdy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T3#
Loveladdy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loveladdy wants to improve his position but Swanson is controlling well.
Swanson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Swanson.
Loveladdy keeping control of the position.
Loveladdy is looking to control Swanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Loveladdy avoid being mounted?
Swanson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Loveladdy is trying to control but can't.
Loveladdy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swanson.
Swanson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Loveladdy is trying to maintain the position but Swanson is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Loveladdy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loveladdy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Loveladdy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loveladdy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Loveladdy is retaining full guard.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Loveladdy blocks nicely.
Loveladdy wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment.
Swanson postures up in Loveladdy's guard and throws a big left but Loveladdy blocks it.
Swanson stops Loveladdy from standing up.
Loveladdy trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Loveladdy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loveladdy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Swanson finds it's way round the side to connect with Loveladdy's head.
Swanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC2#
Loveladdy is rocked!
Swanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Swanson thumps Loveladdy with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Loveladdy counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
A clash of legs there as Loveladdy blocks the low kick.#T1#
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Swanson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Loveladdy moves out of range as Swanson throws a body kick.
Loveladdy checks the leg kick.
Swanson shoots and misses
and Loveladdy counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Swanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loveladdy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swanson cracks Loveladdy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Loveladdy throws a big counter combination but Swanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loveladdy feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loveladdy as he avoids it easily.
As Swanson backs away, Loveladdy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Eagle Loveladdy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Swanson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swanson.
Loveladdy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Eagle Loveladdy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson misses with a takedown
letting Loveladdy counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson throws a leg kick but Loveladdy moved away.
Loveladdy throws a big counter combination but Swanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Eagle Loveladdy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swanson throws a sloppy body shot
and Loveladdy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loveladdy as he jumps to the side. #T3#
Swanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loveladdy counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Swanson misses
and Loveladdy counters with a leg kick.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Swanson misses.
As Swanson backs away, Loveladdy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson connects with a body shot that sends Loveladdy's belly button to the back.
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Swanson finds it's way through Loveladdy's defenses.
Swanson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loveladdy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Swanson somewhat.#T4#
Swanson has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Swanson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Loveladdy's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson stands up over Loveladdy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Loveladdy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swanson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Swanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loveladdy stopping the sweep attempt from Swanson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Swanson.
Well Swanson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Swanson!
John Swanson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
POWERS 70
Date: Mar 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Germano throws a big shot that misses.
Germano misses with a series of wild punches.
Germano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swanson. Swanson obviously looking to wear him down.
Swanson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Swanson. Germano shrugs it off though. #TD2#
Swanson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Germano is trying to defend but Swanson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Germano is trying to maintain the position but Swanson is very close to passing his half guard.
Swanson tries to pass to full mount but Germano defends it.
Swanson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson working over Germano with some ground and pound. Germano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Germano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Germano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Germano wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swanson with the ground and pound but Germano uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Germano is keeping the position for now.
Germano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swanson postures up.
Germano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swanson postures up in Germano's guard and throws a big left but Germano blocks it.
Swanson won't allow Germano to sweep him here. #T2#
Germano looking to control.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson throws an elbow that misses. Germano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swanson's guard. Nice move by Germano!#REVR#
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Germano keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Swanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Germano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swanson has managed to get both his arms back between Germano's legs - danger averted.
Swanson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson lands a couple of elbows.
Germano keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass. #SUB#
Germano is looking to cinch up a triangle. Swanson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Germano's body to avoid the submission. Germano has instead reached around Swanson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Germano arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rui Rodrigo Germano!
Rui Rodrigo Germano retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Rui Rodrigo Germano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
POWERS 68
Date: Feb 16, 2017 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Gordon moves out of range as Swanson throws a body kick.
Gordon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Gordon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Swanson checks it. #TD#
Swanson scores with a takedown into Gordon's guard.
Gordon trying to strike off his back.
Swanson working some strikes from top position.
Swanson with a nice head shot there.
Gordon told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Gordon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swanson defends it easily.
Swanson works over Gordon with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gordon looking to control.
Swanson stands up over Gordon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Swanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gordon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swanson has managed to get both his arms back between Gordon's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Swanson drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Swanson off! Swanson jumps back into Gordon's guard.
Gordon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
Gordon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gordon has momentary wrist control but Swanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson working some strikes from top position.
Swanson lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
Swanson is really struggling to control Gordon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Swanson landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Gordon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swanson defends it easily.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gordon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Swanson wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
Swanson is pushing down on Gordon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gordon is fighting to maintain full guard but Swanson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swanson trying to control the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Swanson connects with a nice short shot to Gordon's temple.
Gordon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gordon trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swanson lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swanson in particular looking to stall.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swanson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T4#
Swanson wants to take a breather but Gordon is having none of it.
Swanson lands strikes from half guard.
Gordon trying to hold on to Swanson's head to control him but Swanson postures up.
#SUB2#
Gordon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swanson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gordon is refusing to be controlled, as Swanson sits in half guard.
Swanson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gordon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swanson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gordon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swanson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Swanson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Swanson rushes Gordon and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gordon. #CUT2#
It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Swanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gordon.
Swanson blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Swanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swanson's brow.
Swanson presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
A shot in the inside from Swanson. #BC#
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gordon throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gordon's hands.
Gordon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gordon wants it to stay on the feet.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Gordon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gordon looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Swanson gets the takedown into side control.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Gordon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Swanson connects with a decent elbow.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
Gordon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gordon is trying to improve his position.
Gordon taking a bit of punishment here - Swanson scoring with strikes. #ROC#
Gordon is rocked!
Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gordon to see if he's OK.
Gordon is still in real trouble! Can Swanson finish him?
Swanson landing a few strikes. #T2#
Swanson landing strikes.
Gordon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Swanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gordon keeps working.
Gordon is trying to control Swanson's posture but Swanson avoids it.
Gordon seems to have recovered his senses.
Gordon taking a bit of punishment here - Swanson scoring with strikes.
Swanson gets to mount! Gordon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Swanson with a couple of short strikes.
Gordon takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Swanson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Swanson!
John Swanson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
POWERS 66
Date: Jan 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Jackson cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT2#
It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Swanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Swanson lands a slapping body shot.
Swanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Swanson.
Jackson cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Swanson is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swanson.
Jackson tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage. #T1#
Swanson lands an overhand right.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swanson wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swanson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#TD#
Swanson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Swanson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swanson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swanson throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely. #T2#
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is not content to let Swanson control the position.
Swanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Swanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T3#
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson is controlling Swanson's posture.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.#T4#
Jackson seems keen to control Swanson's posture.
Swanson lands a couple of digs.
Swanson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Swanson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Swanson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Swanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Swanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swanson scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Swanson tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Swanson connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#TD#
Jackson gets caught napping as Swanson dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
Swanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
Jackson is trying to keep Swanson in close.
#T2#
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it. #T3#
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Swanson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swanson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swanson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Swanson's head back.
Swanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swanson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Swanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Swanson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
A cross from Jackson lands.#TD#
Swanson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swanson trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Swanson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T1#
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Swanson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
John Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SUB#
Swanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SUB#
Swanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Swanson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swanson cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Swanson misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard. #T3#
Swanson lands a couple of elbows.
Swanson passes into half guard.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.
Swanson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swanson throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Swanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.#T4#
Jackson controlling the position.
Swanson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mikael Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swanson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swanson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Swanson!
After the fight, John Swanson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
POWERS 64
Date: Dec 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Germano misses the shot to the body.
Swanson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swanson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#
It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Germano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Germano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#TD2#
Swanson drives through with a takedown into Germano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Swanson is working Germano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Germano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Germano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swanson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Germano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Germano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swanson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB#
Swanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Germano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swanson has managed to get both his arms back between Germano's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Germano working a defensive guard here.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson passes Germano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Germano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Germano looking for a kimura from the bottom but Swanson passes into side control!
Germano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Swanson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Swanson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Germano is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Swanson!
A less than humble John Swanson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
T164
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson lands a head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Judah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Swanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Judah defends well and Swanson ends up having to push Judah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Swanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Judah, which made it look bad.
Judah thinks about countering with a body kick.
Swanson works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
Judah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson throws a lazy body kick
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut. #T1##TD2#
Swanson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Judah was covering up waiting for the punch and Swanson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Judah blocks nicely.
Judah seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judah keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Judah.#T2#
Swanson trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Swanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Swanson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ras Li Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judah avoids the body shot from Swanson.
#T3#
Judah thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#
It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Judah misses with a hook to the body
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judah.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Judah misses.
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah staying out of range there.
Swanson takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah with a jab.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Judah is able to avoid easily.
Judah throws a quick counter kick to the body but Swanson avoids it.
A good leg kick by Swanson.
Swanson with a poor takedown
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Ras Li Judah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Swanson.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swanson takes one on the button.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judah scrambles back to his feet.
Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swanson can pounce on him.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Swanson.
Judah connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but Judah gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage.
Judah thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Judah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD2#
Judah gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swanson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Swanson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Judah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Judah misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judah scores with a head kick.
Swanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah delivers a nice body kick.
Ras Li Judah is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Swanson has his takedown stuffed
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah connects with a right hand. Swanson shakes it off.
Swanson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judah counters with a body kick.
Judah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Swanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Judah moves out of range as Swanson throws a body kick.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#
That has opened up John Swanson's cut even more.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah stuffs the takedown attempt from Swanson. Swanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ras Li Judah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Swanson.
Swanson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Judah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Swanson is lucky that one didn't land flush. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judah throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
Judah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Judah walks into a jab.
Swanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swanson has time to react.
Judah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swanson will feel that in the morning.
Judah sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Judah slaps away a takedown attempt from Swanson, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah keeps Swanson at a distance using the push kick.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CUT#
The cut above John Swanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Swanson walks into a left hand. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Judah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
John Swanson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah digs a right hand underneath Swanson's ribcage. Swanson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Judah.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Judah.
Swanson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Judah.
Swanson wants to break free but Judah has control.
Judah presses Swanson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Judah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ras Li Judah dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Judah stuffs the takedown attempt from Swanson. Swanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
Nice shot by Judah.
A head kick from Judah lands but Swanson takes it in his stride.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ras Li Judah!
A victorious Ras Li Judah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
ITFL 10.1
Date: Sep 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson lands a nice looking body shot.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel Penn is just out of range.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steel Penn throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Steel Penn is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Swanson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swanson showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Steel Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
Steel Penn is looking to improve his position.
Swanson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steel Penn's head.
Steel Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swanson.
Nice strikes from Swanson there.
Steel Penn has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Steel Penn trying to control but Swanson postures up.
Swanson is taking a breather. Steel Penn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Steel Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Swanson. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steel Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there.
Steel Penn pulls Swanson in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but Steel Penn gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel Penn. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson thumps Steel Penn with a low kick.
Steel Penn fakes the leg kick and cracks Swanson in the body.
Swanson throws a jab when Steel Penn was well out of range.
Swanson fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Steel Penn misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swanson.
Mr Steel Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Swanson.
Steel Penn cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Steel Penn dives in and grabs Swanson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swanson pushes down on Steel Penn's head and hops out.
Steel Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swanson under the eye.
Swanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Steel Penn misses with the combination.
#TD2#
Swanson gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson laying and praying for a moment but Steel Penn takes advantage and regains half guard.
Swanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Swanson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Swanson dodges the punch combination from Steel Penn.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson lunges at Steel Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel Penn's hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Mr Steel Penn has been cut.
Steel Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swanson throws out the jab.
Swanson has a takedown stuffed.
Steel Penn tried to counter with a leg kick but Swanson avoided it.
Swanson needs to keep his hands up - Steel Penn had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel Penn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Swanson manages to circle out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Swanson.
John Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel Penn checks a low kick from Swanson.#T1#
Steel Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swanson is fending him off so far but Steel Penn persists. Nope, Swanson circles away and we're back to standing.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Steel Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel Penn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Swanson defends well and Steel Penn ends up having to push Swanson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Steel Penn. No joy for Swanson on that attempt.
Steel Penn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Penn throws a lazy head kick
and Swanson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Swanson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steel Penn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Nice takedown defense from Swanson. No joy for Steel Penn on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Steel Penn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel Penn.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel Penn throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Swanson - just one landing.
Swanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD2#
Swanson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Steel Penn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Swanson is in Steel Penn's guard.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Steel Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Swanson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steel Penn manages to get to full guard.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound.
Steel Penn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Swanson looking to pass the guard.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel Penn has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swanson's guard. #REVR#
Steel Penn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Steel Penn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Swanson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC2#
Steel Penn is rocked!
Swanson cracks Steel Penn with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Steel Penn tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Swanson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Steel Penn is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Swanson!
A less than humble John Swanson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
ITFL 9.1
Date: Aug 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Chino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chino checks a low kick from Swanson.
Chino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swanson.#TD2#
Swanson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB2#
Swanson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chino sees it coming and defends easily.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swanson drops an elbow to the side of Chino's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chino wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Swanson is trying for a kimura here. Chino looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Swanson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Swanson!
John Swanson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ITFL 8.1
Date: Aug 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Carr works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
Carr lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
Carr throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Carr throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with an outside leg kick.
Carr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cornelius Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carr checks a low kick from Swanson.
Carr works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
Swanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carr throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Carr counters with a left and a right that stings Swanson.
Swanson connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Carr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carr throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Carr connects with a body shot that sends Swanson's belly button to the back.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carr is just out of range.
Carr digs a good hook to Swanson's body.
Swanson walks into a straight right hand from Carr.
Carr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carr scores with a punch to the head.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swanson misses with a leg kick
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
That has opened up John Swanson's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carr.
#T2#
Carr throws a right hand that misses
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
Swanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carr slips a straight right by Swanson.
It looked like Carr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
Carr swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Carr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Swanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swanson is looking to chop away at Carr's legs.
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Carr counters with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carr throws a shot to the body.
#T3#
Carr throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson feints a counter leg kick.
Swanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carr swings widly with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
Carr scores with a three punch combo!
Swanson swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
Carr throws a body kick that misses.
Carr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Swanson counters with a good, hard body kick but Carr shrugs it off.
Carr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carr avoids the head kick by Swanson.
A counter left hand to the body from Carr misses its target.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carr is just out of range.#T4#
Swanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carr swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
Swanson throws a jab when Carr was well out of range.
Carr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Carr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carr just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Carr. Beautiful body shot.
Swanson misses with a body shot
enabling Carr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Swanson tries to move into range but Carr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carr slips a straight right by Swanson.
Carr looks to land a combination. Swanson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#
The cut above John Swanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Swanson motions for Carr to come forward. Swanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carr scores with a sloppy right hand. Swanson should have avoided that one.
Carr misses with a hook
and Swanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swanson throws a good cross that connects.
Swanson throws a body punch but Carr moves out of range.
Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carr avoids the body shot from Swanson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick.
Carr misses with a looping left.#T1#
Carr throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Carr swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carr blocks the body kick.
Carr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Carr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#
John Swanson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Swanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Cornelius Carr is winning the standup battle so far.
Carr misses with a hook.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Carr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carr throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.#T3#
Carr looks to throw the jab but Swanson is out of range.
Swanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Donk. Carr catches Swanson right on the button with a cross.
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Carr moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Carr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carr swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Carr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Carr.
Carr misses with a looping left.#T4#
Carr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ITFL 7.1
Date: Jul 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Swanson swings for the body but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson's corner calls for a 1-2. Swanson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Stoker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swanson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stoker's hands.
Stoker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stoker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swanson.
Stoker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stoker lands with a cross.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Swanson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stoker in his tracks.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Swanson looks to clinch
and Stoker counters with a nice body kick.
#T1#
Swanson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swanson scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker walks into a stiff left hand from Swanson.
Stoker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
Stoker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Swanson.
Stoker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Swanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoker.
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target. #TD2#
Swanson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stoker on his heels. He'll look to pass Stoker's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Stoker blocks nicely.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stoker has wrist control.
Stoker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Stoker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stoker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Swanson throws an elbow that misses. Stoker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swanson's guard. Nice move by Stoker!#REVR#
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson wants to sweep here but Stoker controlling him for the moment.
Swanson controls Stoker momentarily but Stoker frees himself.
Swanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stoker manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Swanson looking to sit in guard and control but Stoker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Swanson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Swanson trying to keep a closed guard but Stoker is proving a slippery customer.
Swanson controlling the position.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
Swanson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stoker won't allow Swanson to sweep him here. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swanson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stoker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stoker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard but Stoker has mounted him!
Stoker avoids the attempt from Swanson to control.
Swanson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stoker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swanson tries to lock up and control but Stoker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Stoker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swanson lands an overhand right.
Stoker connects with an inside leg kick.
Swanson scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Swanson.
Stoker checks a leg kick.
Swanson throws a quick inside leg kick.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Stoker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Stoker to counter with a crisp jab.
Stoker throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stoker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Stoker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Stoker checks it. #T1#
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Swanson thows a body kick. Stoker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Stoker counters with a straight right hand.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson throws a lazy head kick
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
That has opened up John Swanson's cut even more.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Stoker looks to land a combination. Swanson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Swanson throws a lazy head kick
and Stoker counters with a straight right hand.
Stoker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Swanson lands a jab to Stoker's midsection.
Stoker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swanson throws a sloppy body shot
and Stoker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Stoker misses with a straight right.
Swanson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stoker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Stoker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.
A quick step to the side and Stoker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a hook to the body
and Stoker counters with a three punch combo that has Swanson backing up. Swanson nods at Stoker to acknowledge the strikes.
Stoker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Stoker counters with a straight right hand.
Stoker delivers a nice body kick.
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
The cut above John Swanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Swanson lands with a right hand.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.#T3#
Stoker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Swanson.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
A big right from Swanson misses.
Swanson connects with a crisp jab.
Stoker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Swanson.
Stoker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swanson under the eye.
Stoker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Swanson thumps Stoker with a low kick.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Stoker slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Stoker blocks the low kick.
Swanson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#
John Swanson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker lands with a hook. Swanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swanson throws a low kick, looking for Stoker's leg but Stoker calmly moves out of range.
Stoker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stoker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swanson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edward Stoker!
Our winner, Edward Stoker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
ITFL 6.1
Date: Jul 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Orion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Orion tries to clinch but Swanson moves away
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Orion's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Swanson scores with a nice head shot.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orion clobbers Swanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#
It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Swanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion slips a straight right by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Orion.
Swanson lands a head kick!
Swanson throws a body kick that misses
and Orion counters with a body kick that stops Swanson in his tracks momentarily. #T1#
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Orion lands with an overhand left.
Orion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Swanson if he has to take too many more of those.
Swanson looks winded!
Swanson blocks a head kick by Orion.
Orion tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Orion lands a nice looking body shot.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Orion.
Orion thumps Swanson with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#
That has opened up John Swanson's cut even more.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Swanson misses with a body shot
and Orion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swanson's knee momentarily.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Orion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Orion taking a breather.
Orion gets through Swanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
A right handed body shot lands from Orion.
Orion can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Orion.
Orion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orion tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Orion.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Orion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orion misses with an elbow over the top.
Orion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Orion lands a shot to the body.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orion controlling the action here for a moment.
Swanson is trying to push Orion away but Orion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Swanson tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Orion.
Orion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Swanson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orion.
Orion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swanson avoids it.
Swanson lands a body shot. #BC2#
Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT#
The cut above John Swanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Orion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T4#
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Orion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Orion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Orion in the body.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orion checks a leg kick.
As Swanson backs away, Orion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Swanson thuds his right hand into Orion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Orion tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Orion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orion tries to land a front kick but Swanson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Swanson tries to clinch up.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orion scores with a jab to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Orion here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Orion scores with a kick to the body.
Orion scores with a hook.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Orion counters with an outside leg kick.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orion.
Cole Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Orion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swanson is out of range and Orion settles back down.
Swanson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orion. Orion circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orion is able to avoid easily.
Orion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swanson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Orion tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.
#T1#
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into range.
Swanson throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side. #CL#
Orion gets a clinch.
Swanson lands a nice uppercut.
Orion working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT#
John Swanson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Orion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swanson's brow.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orion lands an elbow inside that Swanson shrugs off.
Orion stalling against the cage.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orion misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cole Orion!
Cole Orion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
ITFL 5.1
Date: Jun 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Swanson works the jab nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Labak has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Labak avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Labak.
Labak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labak was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Labak lands with a cross. #CUT2#
It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Swanson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hangar 18 in the buildup to the fight.
Swanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Swanson wants to clinch.
Swanson sets himself, and Labak steps forward looking for the clinch! Swanson avoids it this time.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
letting Labak counter with a right hand.
Labak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Swanson defends well and Labak ends up having to push Swanson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Labak's head but Labak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD2#
Labak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swanson to the mat! Swanson manages to get full guard. #ES#
Swanson pushes Labak off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson cracks Labak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Labak off balance momentarily.
Swanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Labak.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swanson swings for the body but Labak moves out of range.
Labak moves to clinch but Swanson breaks away
and Swanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Swanson.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Labak slips the punch.
Labak checks a low kick from Swanson.
Labak looks for the body kick but Swanson saw that one coming.
Labak throws a front kick aimed at Swanson's knee but Swanson avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Labak.
As Labak backs away, Swanson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Labak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson throws a lazy body kick
and Labak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Swanson scores with a push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Labak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Swanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swanson misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Swanson tries to sprawl but Labak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. Labak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Labak.
Swanson is pressing down on Labak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Labak postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.
Swanson controls Labak momentarily but Labak frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Labak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Labak throws a big elbow that misses.
Labak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swanson is keeping the position for now.
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Labak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Labak won't allow Swanson to pass to mount. #T3#
Swanson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Labak has his hands clasped together around Swanson's back. He's all about the action.
Swanson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Labak wants to improve his position but Swanson is controlling well.
Swanson lands strikes from half guard.
Labak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Swanson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Swanson's back!
Labak tries to get the hooks in deep but Swanson pushed the leg off.
Labak cracks Swanson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Swanson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Swanson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Swanson wants to improve his position but Labak is controlling well.
Swanson keeping control of the position. #T4#
Swanson wants to improve his position but Labak is controlling well.
Labak wants to take a breather but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Labak is working away from the top position though.
Labak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swanson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swanson keeping control of the position.
Swanson moves into full guard.
Labak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Labak chips away with some ground and pound.
Labak wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kabal Labak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Labak wants to land a leg kick but Swanson is out of range.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Swanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Labak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Labak throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Swanson.
Labak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Labak ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Labak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Labak looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Swanson misses the body punch
enabling Labak to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Labak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Labak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Labak shoots in and gets a takedown into Swanson's guard.
Swanson has Labak pulled in close to control his posture.
Labak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Labak tries to free his leg and advance position but Swanson is retaining full guard.
Swanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Labak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
Labak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Swanson is pulling down on Labak's head to control his posture.
Labak wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson looking to control.
Labak is looking to work some ground and pound but Swanson has wrist control.#T2#
Labak won't allow Swanson to sweep him here.
Swanson is working hard here to advance position.
Labak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Labak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#SUB2#
Labak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Labak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swanson trying to control the position here.
Labak stands up over Swanson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Labak is working Swanson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Labak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Labak postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
Labak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swanson controlling the position.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
Labak lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Labak working some strikes from top position.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Labak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson being controlled here, momentarily.
Swanson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Labak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Labak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Labak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Labak lands a couple of digs.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Labak from controlling successfully.
Labak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Labak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Swanson wants to sweep here but Labak controlling him for the moment.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Labak.
Swanson keeping full guard, as Labak tries to pass.
Labak throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson controls Labak momentarily but Labak frees himself.
Labak trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Labak chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swanson is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Labak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swanson is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Labak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swanson is in close to Labak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabal Labak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A low kick from Labak is predictable there
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Labak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Labak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Labak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Labak moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Swanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labak throws a big shot that misses.
Labak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Labak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Labak stuns Swanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Labak throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Labak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Swanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Labak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Labak throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swanson.
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Labak.
Labak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Labak moves away and avoids it.
Swanson cracks Labak with an open hand slap.
Swanson is looking to slow Labak down with leg kicks.
Labak swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Labak misses with a combination
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Labak closes the distance and clinches.
Labak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Labak.
Labak swings wildly with an uppercut but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2##BC#
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Labak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swanson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Labak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swanson works Labak's body with a nice hook.
Kabal Labak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Labak avoids a kick to the body.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Labak counters with a stiff right hand.
Labak swings away with a leg kick that misses.#CL2#
Labak clinches up against the cage.
Swanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Labak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Swanson. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Labak. #BC#
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labak lands with an uppercut that bounces Swanson off the cage and back into range.
Crunch! Labak slams his shin into Swanson's torso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swanson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Labak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Labak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labak was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Labak lands a jab.
Labak avoids a kick to the body.
Labak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swanson misses with a jab to the body
and Labak counters with a straight right hand.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Labak in his tracks. #CUT#
It looks like Kabal Labak has been cut.
Labak tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.
Labak cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Swanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Labak shoots for a takedown but Swanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Swanson half committed to a counter leg kick.#T4#
Labak scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Labak manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Swanson on his heels. He'll look to pass Swanson's guard now, I'm sure.
Labak controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Labak has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Swanson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Labak is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Swanson pulls down on the head and he's put Labak to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Swanson!
John Swanson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
ITFL 4.2
Date: Jun 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Yaj throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Yaj swinging wildly here.
Yaj shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Swanson eats them both and turns towards Yaj to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Swanson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hangar 18 in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yaj.
Yaj tries to bum rush Swanson with a series of wild strikes but Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yaj.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Swanson there.
Swanson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yaj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swanson's waist but Swanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yaj off to one side.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yaj in his tracks.
A solid body kick from Swanson.
Donk. Swanson catches Yaj right on the button with a cross.
Swanson throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swanson blocks a jab.#T1#
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
Yaj throws a nice looking combination but Swanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Yaj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Swanson settles back down. #CL2#
Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Swanson has Yaj pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Swanson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yaj tumbling to the mat - Swanson dives into Yaj's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
Yaj looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yaj is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Swanson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Yaj is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Yaj, not yet.
Swanson stops Yaj from standing up.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaj works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj has momentary wrist control but Swanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Yaj has wrist control.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Yaj is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving. #SUB2#
Yaj throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yaj holds on and takes a little breather.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Yaj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swanson but Swanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yaj takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Swanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yaj in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj shoots for a takedown but Swanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T1#
Swanson connects with the punch.#TD#
Swanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Swanson winds up and cracks Yaj with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yaj pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Yaj has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.
Yaj blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yaj manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yaj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swanson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there. #T2#
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yaj utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaj controls Swanson momentarily but Swanson frees himself.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaj has control of Swanson's left arm, preventing Swanson from doing any damage.
Yaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Yaj's brow.
Yaj wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yaj pulls Swanson in to control the position.
Yaj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yaj will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yaj is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Swanson pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yaj is fighting to break Swanson's control of his arms but Swanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Swanson is trying to keep Yaj in close.
Swanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yaj manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Yaj has momentary wrist control but Swanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Swanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaj has his hands on Swanson's head, controlling the position.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Swanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Swanson digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Yaj off the cage and back into range.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yaj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj slips under a jab.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a nice leg kick.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
Swanson thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yaj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yaj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swanson scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Swanson wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs. #TD#
Swanson dives in and scores a takedown into Yaj's guard.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Yaj's brow.
Yaj wants to get back to his feet but Swanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Yaj is keeping the position.
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rio Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yaj is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yaj lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Swanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj preventing the sweep.
Swanson controls Yaj momentarily but Yaj frees himself.
Swanson seems keen to control Yaj's posture.
Swanson looking to control.
Swanson pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yaj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swanson's hands.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Yaj punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Yaj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Swanson. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yaj with the counter takedown but Swanson avoids it easily.
Yaj moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.
Rio Yaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Swanson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yaj's guard.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swanson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Swanson!
John Swanson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
ITFL 3.1
Date: Jun 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swanson in his tracks.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Wright throws a series of punches but Swanson moves out of range.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Swanson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Swanson. #T1#
Wright takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Swanson.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Swanson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson goes for a double leg but Wright avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wright continues to drive forward.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily. #T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Swanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Wright.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Swanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Swanson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swanson works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Wright works the jab nicely.
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
#T3#
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Swanson scores with a jab to the head.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swanson thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright connects with a jab.
We've been told by Wright's head coaches at Wolf Training Lair that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swanson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swanson keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Wright pushes Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Swanson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright slowing the pace effectively.#T4#
Swanson goes for a takedown attempt but Wright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Wright misses.
A cross from Swanson lands.
Wright throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright checks a low kick from Swanson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jermaine Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Swanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swanson lands a body shot.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swanson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Swanson tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
Swanson throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Nice jab there from Wright. #T1#
Wright throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Wright moves into the clinch.
Wright is trying to push Swanson away but Swanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Swanson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Swanson tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright prevents a body shot from Swanson.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Wright lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swanson connects with the punch.
Wright throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
That has opened up John Swanson's cut even more.#T2#
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Jermaine Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Wright there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swanson counters with a body kick.
Swanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Swanson shrugs it off though.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Swanson. That one must have hurt.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T3#
A jab from Swanson misses.
Swanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT#
The cut above John Swanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson.
Swanson with a hook.
Wright bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Swanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT#
John Swanson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright backing away here, and Swanson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson lands a slapping body shot.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson connects with a body shot.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swanson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Swanson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright throws a big counter combination but Swanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Wright throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
so Swanson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swanson lands a couple of digs.
Swanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wright controls Swanson momentarily but Swanson frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1#
Swanson is adopting a defensive guard.
Swanson wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
Swanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wright controlling from the top position.
Wright wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Swanson wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
John Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Swanson is still trying to improve position.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Wright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swanson is pulling down on Wright's head. It's preventing any offense from Wright, at least for the moment.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Wright stands up over Swanson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3#
Wright with a nice head shot there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jermaine Wright!
Jermaine Wright bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Date: May 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
A little jabbing left from Perry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perry takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
Perry drops his hands momentarily and Swanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Perry.#CUT2#
It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Swanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swanson throws out the jab.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Perry is looking to clinch. #T1#
Swanson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perry lands a nice shot that snaps Swanson's head back.
#CL2#
Perry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swanson digs a right hand underneath Perry's ribcage. Perry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Swanson tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Perry misses with an elbow strike.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
Swanson tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC#
Swanson breaks the clinch.
Perry misses with a hook
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Swanson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson misses with a low kick as Perry jumps back.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perry throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson cracks Perry with a good jab.
Perry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Perry moves away and avoids it.
Perry unleashes a big counter combination but Swanson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Swanson.
Perry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.#T3#
Perry throws a wild body kick that Swanson sees coming a mile off.
Perry drops his hands momentarily and Swanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Swanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Perry throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson thumps Perry with a low kick.
Swanson is looking to slow Perry down with leg kicks.
Swanson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perry counters with a three punch combo that has Swanson backing up. Swanson nods at Perry to acknowledge the strikes.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Perry slips the punch.
Swanson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Swanson connects with a looping right hand.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Swanson throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
Perry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Perry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perry.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swanson fails with the takedown.
Perry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Swanson lunges at Perry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perry's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swanson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Perry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Swanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT2#
John Swanson's cut is getting worse.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Perry moved away.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
Perry connects with a jab.
Swanson lands a body shot.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swanson cracks Perry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perry checks a leg kick.
Perry is looking for the big counter here.
Perry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Swanson. That one must have hurt.#T1#
Swanson checks a low kick from Perry.
Swanson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duane Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Swanson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Perry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swanson defends it easily.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perry can do to turn this around?
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swanson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Swanson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Swanson trying to control the position.
Swanson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Perry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Swanson wants to stand up but Perry is controlling him.
Swanson is controlling Perry's posture.
Swanson being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3##ES#
Swanson kicks Perry off and gets to his feet.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Perry moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Perry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Perry tenderised Swanson's leg. Swanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swanson misses with a shot to the body
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson cracks Perry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Perry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perry throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Swanson misses.
Perry flicks out a counter leg kick but Swanson steps away.#T4#
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Perry off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#TD#
Swanson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perry quickly recovers to half guard.
Swanson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Swanson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Swanson landing shots from mount.
Swanson lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry wants to control but Swanson is having none of it.
Perry controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Swanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perry checks a low kick from Swanson.
Swanson backing away here, and Perry unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson thumps Perry with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swanson.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Perry off the cage and back into range.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Perry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Perry slips a straight right by Swanson.
Swanson shoots for a takedown but Perry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T1#
Perry thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Swanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perry staying out of range there.
Perry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perry misses with a hook.
Swanson digs a good body shot into Perry's ribs.
Swanson tries a low kick but Perry avoids it.
Swanson throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
Perry throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Perry misses
and Swanson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Perry really felt that one!
Swanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duane Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Swanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
John Swanson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson misses with a low kick.
As Swanson backs off Perry throws a huge counter combo but Swanson manages to avoid it all.
Swanson looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Perry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swanson. Swanson obviously looking to wear him down.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Perry slips the punch.
Perry was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T3#
Swanson works Perry's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Swanson feints and as Perry raises his hands in defense, Swanson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perry wants to stand and escape but Swanson is having none of it. #ES2#
Perry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A low kick from Swanson misses
and Perry counters with an inside leg kick.
Perry connects with a looping right hand.
Perry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.#T4#
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Perry thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#
Jeez, John Swanson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Swanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
#KD2#
Perry lands a big head kick that sends Swanson tumbling to the mat! Perry takes a step backwards and waves Swanson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Swanson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Duane Perry!
As Duane Perry got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: ROTFLMAO did you really think you could beat me? LOL hAhahahahah. STFU noob.'.
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ITFL 1.1
Date: May 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swanson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Blake lands with a right hand.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Swanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swanson blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Swanson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot lands for Swanson.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake checks it.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Swanson cracks Blake with a good jab.
Swanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Swanson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Swanson with a hook.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Swanson slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake wants to slow Swanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Blake flicks out a counter leg kick but Swanson steps away.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake lands with a cross. #T3#
Blake avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Swanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Swanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Swanson. Beautiful body shot.
Blake lands a head kick. Swanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Blake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Swanson has his takedown stuffed
and Blake counters with a right hand to the body.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Blake lands a high kick!
Blake takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Blake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Swanson misses the jab.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swanson throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swanson dives in and grabs Blake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes down on Swanson's head and hops out.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T1#
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blake's waist but Blake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
Swanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swanson checks a low kick from Blake.
Swanson misses the jab.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Blake jabs at Swanson's body.
Blake slips a jab from Swanson.
Blake throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake checks a low kick from Swanson.
Blake scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Swanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.
#T3#
Blake checks a low kick from Swanson.
Blake throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Swanson moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swanson.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Swanson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Swanson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a solid body kick.
Blake throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
Swanson takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Blake thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Blake appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Blake throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
It looked like Swanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swanson swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Swanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Blake's torso.
Blake sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Swanson throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a push kick but Swanson slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Swanson throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Blake counters with a head kick.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Swanson defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.#T1#
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Blake cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Blake as Swanson shoots in.
Blake works the jab nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Swanson blocks the leg kick.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
Swanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Blake down.
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
so Swanson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Blake has wrist control.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
John Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson passes Blake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blake to regain full guard.
Swanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Swanson throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Swanson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swanson throws a strike aimed at the side of Blake's head but Blake avoids it well.
Swanson working the ground and pound. #T3#
Swanson wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy.
Swanson in side control, throwing shots but Blake defends. #SUB#
Swanson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Blake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blake is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swanson throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
Swanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swanson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blake parries the strikes from Swanson easily there. Swanson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blake to escape.
Swanson is chipping away with strikes.
Blake on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Swanson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blake is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Swanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Our winner, Edward Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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